The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-10

NEW YORK. March S.-Henry Ward
Beecher began to sink slowly after
midnight and the watchers at his bed
side soon saw that the end was near
Beecher passed quietly away at $50 a.
IN. while asleep. He never recovered
consciousness after paralysis stupefied
his mind. Those present were Col. H.B.
Beecher, his wife, daughters, Hattie and
Daisy, and son, Henry Ward Beecher,
Miss Edith Beecher, w. C.. Beecher
and wife, Rev. Samuel ScOville, Mrs.
ii. Scoviile, daughter of Henry Ward
Beecher, Miss Scoville. who has just
come from the Pacific slope, Miss Bull
lard, the Rev. S. i. Holiday and wife,
Bella, Scotch nurse, who has been
with the family many years, and was
special favorite of the deceased preach
er; the male nurse RiOrdan, S. V.
White, Z. a. SeacOmb, one of the trus-
tees of Plymouth church and Major j.
B. Hood.
DIR. Searle noticed a change in the
patients condition at $3.50 a. m. and
summoned all in the house to the bed
side momentarily expecting his death,
but he fingered much longer than had
been anticipated. He passed away
gradually, and almost imperceptibly,
drawing his last breath without appar-
ness in any degree. Mrs. Beecher bore
up wonderfully and with marvellous
courage. No Grape was hung on the
door, Beecher having always objected
to this and the gloom associated with
it in the presence of death;
but instead magnificent wreath of
flowers hung from the left side of the
doorway at the top of the stoop, COM
posed of red and white roses and lilies
6 Al, Tod 70 ookS
At 1920 it was given out that the
funeral would take place in Green
wood on Thursday next.
Some time ago II. Sage, member of
Plymouth, appropriated by will sum
of money to place statue of Beecher
| in Prospect Park after his decease.
Quincy Wood. the weil-known sculptor,
| who is to do the work, viii call at the
| house in the course of the day for the
purpose of making a plaster cast of his
| features. 1t is not intended that any
| brain organism.
1t was evident at an early hour this
morning that he could not survive but
| a short time and DIR. Searle. who was
with him, soapprised the family. They
| all assembled in the sick room awaiting
| the ending and were weeping and sob
| bling so they could be heard all through
| the house. DIR. Searle stood by the bed
side holding one of Mr.. Beecher' S
hands and at $50 he said: Mr.. Beech
er is no more: he is dead" 1t is diff
this moment. Notwithstanding
the fact that his death was
looked for, that it had been expected
hourly. it seemed to come with such
crushing force that the family were
perfectly Frustrated with grief. They
could not bring themselves to the sad
realization that the kindly voice of the
husband, father and grandfather was
forever hushed in death, and that they
had only the remembrance of his kind
admOnitions. Mrs. Beecher, who had
borne up so brayely from the first
and who had watched so constantly
. at the bedside of the dyinI
. husband was utterly broken down, ant
, supported by her son, Harry as sh'
tottered from the room and looked as
it would not be long before she wOult
follow her beloved husband, Th
) news of Beeeher'S death spread quick
: " to all parts of the city, and BroOklyl
3 is now city of mourning as a mark O
: respect to his memory. Flags on a
r public buildings are placed at hall
: mast. and Mayor Whitney had the cit
. hall bell tO1led. A committee, aI
. pointed by the officers of PiymOut
P church last SUNDAY 70 take charge G
p the funeral. made the necessary Al
f engagements this morning.
e Beecher never bought lot in Greer
: wood, but his children and grandchi
. dren are buried on Evergreen hill, on
0 plot of Mrs John T. Howard. Beeel
e er's twin babies died on the same da,
s when the famous preacher was youn
O and poor and comparatively unknown
He was living at the time in Howard